FundingShield: Q3 Saw Record Wire, Title Fraud Risks Per Transaction

FundingShield, Newport Beach, Calif., released its Q3 Wire Fraud Analytics and Risk Report, finding that nearly 46.6% of transactions were flagged for issues posing significant wire and title fraud risks. Each of those loans had an average of 3.1 issues per transaction, a record high and an increase of 35% from Q2.

Industry Briefs, Oct. 17, 2025

Industry news from Cloudvirga, ICE, PHH Mortgage, MBA, Choice Mortgage Group, NotaryCam, OptifiNow, BombBomb and Renovo Financial.

Dealmaker: M&T RCC Provides $76.2M for Portfolio in Four States

M&T Realty Capital Corp., Baltimore, closed a $76.2 million bridge loan for the GoodHomes Portfolio, encompassing five properties in four locations–Detroit; Fayetteville, N.C.; Groton, Conn.; and Warwick, R.I.

mPowering You Summit, Oct. 18

Get a front-row seat to connection, inspiration, and opportunity at mPowering You, MBA’s Summit for Women in Real Estate Finance.

MBA Thanks Our Annual25 Sponsors

MBA thanks the sponsors of our Annual Convention and Expo. We are grateful for their generous support.

Help Shape the Future of Mortgage Compliance on Dec. 3

MISMO, in partnership with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, and through a MISMO workgroup, has created the Mortgage Compliance Dataset–a new data standard designed to make state supervisory compliance examinations for residential mortgage loans more efficient, consistent and transparent.